The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th August 2007

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th August 2007. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Mature student good for English in two advertisements
AAcross 5:	Ferdinand's back in spot for 2 3
AAcross 9:	Bird with excellent record in provocative 2 3
AAcross 10:	2 3's beat
AAcross 12:	Go for one in unfinished 22
AAcross 13:	League with chair in chain 7
AAcross 14:	Craved to enter demonstrations with the usual overheads	PITCHEDROOFS
AAcross 18:	Loot gets French department credit - colonel has it in hand
AAcross 21:	Yarrow with name of hero a cold reduced to spare	ACHILLEAN
AAcross 23:	See 9
AAcross 24:	Eliminate from harem over time
AAcross 25:	Nunnery caught keeping girl queen
AAcross 26:	Saint and merry man, characters in "The Warden"
AAcross 27:	Way to entrance for bird leaving joiner (no relation)
DDown 1:	Preserve predicament
DDown 2:	15, say, for production of "Cosi" (gala performance) with Wagner's work
DDown 3:	See 2
DDown 4:	Predicament of a drunk at Monopoly	ATIGHTCORNER
DDown 6:	Remark of Scot about paint
DDown 7:	The right response?
DDown 8:	It chimes uneasily with moral philosophy
DDown 11:	How to bellyache at home match with friend after batting
DDown 15:	First class house room?
DDown 16:	Song about quarrel in Cumbria	ASPATRIA
DDown 17:	Defender of faith, holding 2 3, did the plumbing
DDown 19:	Deserter among soldiers not to be charged
DDown 20:	Island of fancy, not cooler part of old German kingdom
DDown 22:	2 3 to keep the water out